Aayan Afzal Khan became the youngest to play in T20 WC at 16 yrs and 335 days,
The ICC T20 World Cup 2022 qualifying round got underway in Geelong on October 16 with Namibia scoring an upset win over Asia Cup champions Sri Lanka. In the second match of the day, UAE clashed against the Netherlands.
Choosing to bat first after winning the toss, UAE could only muster 111/8 in their 20 overs with Muhammad Waseem top-scoring with 41 runs. For the Netherlands, Bas de Leede returned with three wickets.
While their innings were not that much to write about, one funny incident happened on the penultimate ball of the innings as batter Aayan Afzal Khan, who at 16 years and 335 days became the youngest to play in a T20 World Cup, tripped over the boundary rope after being dismissed by Fred Klaassen for 5 off 7 balls.
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He tried to jump over the boundary ropes, but his feet got caught in the padding and he faceplanted pretty hard on the floor.
Here is the video:
Meanwhile, this led to some funny reactions from the Barmy Army, and former England captain Eoin Morgan also shared a gif in response. He used a gif that showed a football referee showing a yellow card.
Check it out here: